Glaciers Melting Faster as Black Carbon Heats up the Himalayas - The Tribune

Glaciers melting faster as black carbon heats up the Himalayas - The Tribune

On the World Environment Day today, a look at the rising levels of black carbon emissions and their deposition on glaciers. This has accelerated the melting of glaciers, particularly in the Himalayas, affecting nearly two billion people across South Asia.

Himalayan glacier melt threatens water security for nearly 2 billion in South Asia

Rising black carbon emissions and climate change are accelerating glacier melt in the Himalayas, endangering water supplies for almost two billion people across South Asia, according to a new climate report.Biman Mukherji reports for South China Morning Post.In short:Black carbon from biomass burning and diesel use is speeding up glacier and snow melt in the Himalayas by absorbing sunlight and heating the snow surface.The Indo-Gangetic plains, a…

Save Himalayas, Save Lives: Kishore Upadhyay Issues Global Warning on Climate Crisis on World Environment Day

Kishore Upadhyay issues urgent climate warning on World Environment Day. New Delhi [India], June 6: On the occasion of World Environment Day, an impactful awareness programme was organized on the theme “Melting Himalayan Glaciers, Dying Ganga” under the aegis of Voice of Ganga and Himalaya – A Global Organization. The event, held at IIC, New […] The post Save Himalayas, Save Lives: Kishore Upadhyay Issues Global Warning on Climate Crisis on Worl…

“South Asia on the Boil”: World Bank Warns of Extreme Heat Crisis by 2030

New Delhi — A new World Bank report has sounded a dire alarm over the escalating threat of extreme heat in South Asia, warning that by 2030, nearly 1.8 billion people—about 89% of the region’s population—will be exposed to dangerously high temperatures. Titled “From Risk to Resilience: Helping People and Firms Adapt in South Asia,” the report identifies South Asia as the most climate-vulnerable region among emerging markets and developing econom…